Jeff Passan of ESPN provided an update and reported Anderson received a one-game ban for the language he used during the fracas.

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A clarification: White Sox players were not asked specifically about Tim Anderson’s use of the word that led to his ejection, per source, but umpires said that it was uttered within earshot of both teams.

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During the benches-clearing incident, White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson called Royals pitcher Brad Keller a “weak-ass f—ing n-word,” sources tell ESPN. Anderson, who was hit by a Keller pitch one at-bat after he hit a home run and flipped his bat, was suspended for one game.

White Sox manager Rick Renteria also got a one-game suspension, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

Anderson hit a home run off Keller in the fourth inning of an eventual 4-3 Kansas City win. It was the ensuing bat flip and enthusiasm that seemed to bother the Royals, though.

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.@TimAnderson7 bat flipped so hard you could see it from the top of Sears Tower. So you know we had to Batcast™ it. https://t.co/JsN1sToUpl

When the 25-year-old shortstop returned to the plate to lead off the sixth inning, Keller hit him with the first pitch of the at-bat. Anderson seemed to understand the situation, tapping K.C. catcher Martin Maldonado on the chest, but players came out of dugouts anyway and things started to escalate.